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Niel:

--- Quote from: "Range Rover Blues" ---It's corroded in because it's a steel plug in an Ali housing.  Try soaking it in WD for a few hours and try to remove it when the engine/box are hot, very hot, as Ali expands more than steel.  Also I think it's a tapered thread so you can't drill it and hope it will spin through, if you get stuck drill it oout and use a stud extractor (LH thread) to get a grip on it.
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IIRC on mine the plug is parallel with a sealing flat under the head end, trouble is the sealing washer gets lost then the threads bind if tightend until the flats seats....

Either way lost of Plus-gas (WD isn't penetrative enough) and heat is the best bet, then 24" stilsons!!!

Sharpshooter:
Try cutting a slot in it, then use a London Bladed screwdriver to undo it.

denviks:
well guys.here the update for ya. i tried everything to get the drain plug out but it wasnt going anywhere. i had to get the clutch fluid out of the bellhousing. so took the drastic action of drilling a 5mm hole in the lowest point of the housing. asoon as i got the hole drilled that nice sweet smelling clutch fluid strated pouring.........down my drill ( inc inside ) and down my arm pit.......it burned quite alot aswell  :shock:
 i have been driving her around all day and the transofmation is massive. i think the clutch palte is drying out now as its not slipping anymore.  8) ...looks like i had a lucky escape there.

thanks again for your help yet again guys. you do know that you lot are keeping me sane dont ya  :?:   :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Range Rover Blues:
I know it's a ;ittle late but couldn't you have removed the blanking plate from the front of the clutch housing?

Disco Inferno:
i got mine out with a cold chisel and a hammer, gave it one crack on the outside edge and out she popped

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